PANDE CLASSROOM

Class X
Mathematics Test no. 50
Quadratic Equations, Triangles, Coordinate Geometry
Time – 3 Hrs. Max Marks = 80

Section A
Section A consists of 20 questions of 1 mark each.
1 Given that sinθ = a b , then cosθ is equal to
√ –
a. b. c. d.
√ – √ –

2 A pole 6 m high casts a shadow 2 3 m long on the ground, then the Sun’s elevation is
(A) 60° (B) 45° (C) 30° (D) 90°
3 If sinθ – cosθ = 0, then the value of (𝑠𝑖𝑛 θ + 𝑐𝑜𝑠 θ) is
(A) 1 (B) (C) (D)

4 If 4 tanθ=3, then the value of is equal to

a. b. c. d.

5 If sin A + 𝑠𝑖𝑛 A =1, then the value of (𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝐴 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝐴) is

a. 1 b. c. 2 d. 3
6 If ∆ABC is right angled at C, then the value of cos (A+B) is
a. 0 b. 1 c. ½ d. √

7 If cosA + 𝑐𝑜𝑠 A = 1, then 𝑠𝑖𝑛 A + 𝑠𝑖𝑛 A =

a. 0 b. 1 c. 2 d. 4
8 𝑠𝑖𝑛 θ + 𝑐𝑜𝑠 θ + 3𝑠𝑖𝑛 θ 𝑐𝑜𝑠 θ =
a. 0 b. 1 c. 2 d. 3

9 Prove that (𝑠𝑖𝑛 θ – 𝑐𝑜𝑠 θ +1) 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐 θ =

a. -1 b. 0 c. 1 d. 2

10 (1 + 𝑡𝑎𝑛 θ) (1 – sinθ) (1 + sinθ) =

a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4

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a. 2cosA b. 2cosecA c. 2cot A d. 2secA

12 Solve
A) sec θ B) cosec θ C) (𝑐𝑜𝑡 θ) (sec θ) D) (𝑐𝑜𝑡 θ) (cosec θ)
13 If sec θ + tan θ = p, then tan θ is
a. 𝑝 + 𝑝 b. 𝑝 − 𝑝 c. d.

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a. 50 b. 55 c. 60 d. 65
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(a) 1/3 (b) 2/5 (c) 3/5 (d) 6

16 If sinθ + cosθ = √2, then tanθ + cot θ =

(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4

17 If x tan 60°cos 60°= sin60°cot 60°, then x =

(a) cos30° (b) tan30° (c) sin30° (d) cot30°
18 √3 𝑐𝑜𝑠 A + √3 𝑠𝑖𝑛 A is equal to
a. 1 b. c. √3 d. 0
√

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a. 49/64 b.49/60 c. 64/49 d. 49/59

20 If sin θ + cos θ = √3, then tan θ + cot θ =

a. 0 b. 1 c. 2 d.3
 SECTION B
Section B consists of 5 questions of 2 marks each.
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22 If x = 3 sin q and y = 4 cos q, find the value of 16𝑥 + 9𝑦 .

23 Show that 𝑡𝑎𝑛 θ + 𝑡𝑎𝑛 θ = 𝑠𝑒𝑐 θ – 𝑠𝑒𝑐 θ.

24 If ∠ B and ∠ Q are acute angles such that sin B = sin Q, then prove that ∠ B = ∠ Q
25 In ∆ OPQ, right-angled at P, OP = 7 cm and OQ – PQ = 1 cm. Determine the values of sin Q and
cos Q.

SECTION C
Section C consists of 6 questions of 3 marks each.
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Prove that:
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28 If sin θ + cos θ = √3, then prove that tan θ + cot θ = 1

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31 A man standing on the deck of a ship, which is 10 m above water level, observes the angle of
elevation of the top of a hill as 60° and the angle of depression of the base of hill as 30°. Find the
distance of the hill from the ship and the height of the hill.
 SECTION D
Section C consists of 4 questions of 5 marks each.
32 The angle of elevation of a cloud from a point 60 m above the surface of the water of a lake is
30° and the angle of depression of its shadow in water of lake is 60°. Find the height of the cloud
from the surface of water.

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34 The angle of elevation of the top Q of a vertical tower PQ from a point X on the ground is 60°. From
a point Y, 40 m vertically above X, the angle of elevation of the top Q of tower is 45°. Find the
height of the tower PQ and the distance PX. (Use 3 = 1.73)

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 SECTION E
Case study based questions are compulsory.
36 Trigonometry in the form of triangulation forms the basis of navigation, whether it is by land, sea
or air. GPS a radio navigation system helps to locate our position on earth with the help of
satellites. A guard, stationed at the top of a 240m tower, observed an unidentified boat coming
towards it. A clinometer or inclinometer is an instrument used for measuring angles or slopes(tilt).
The guard used the clinometer to measure the angle of depression of the boat coming towards
the lighthouse and found it to be 30°.

i) Make a labelled figure on the basis of the given information and calculate
the distance of the boat from the foot of the observation tower.
ii) After 10 minutes, the guard observed that the boat was approaching the tower and
its distance from tower is reduced by 240(√3 - 1) m. He immediately raised the alarm.
What was the new angle of depression of the boat from the top of the observation
tower?
37 A Satellite flying at height h is watching the top of the two tallest mountains in Uttarakhand and
Karnataka ,them being Nanda Devi(height 7,816m) andMullayanagiri (height 1,930 m). The
angles of depression from the satellite , to the top of Nanda Devi and Mullayanagiri are 30° and
60° respectively. If the distance between the peaks of two mountains is 1937 km , and the
satellite is vertically above the midpoint of the distance between the two mountains

1) The distance of the satellite from the top of Nanda Devi is

a) 1139.4 km b) 577.52 km c) 1937 km d) 1025.36 km
2. The distance of the satellite from the top of Mullayanagiri is
a) 1139.4 km b) 577.52 km c) 1937 km d) 1025.36 km
3. The distance of the satellite from the ground is
a) 1139.4 km b) 577.52 km c) 1937 km d) 1025.36 km
4) If a mile stone very far away from, makes 45 to the top of Mullanyangiri
montain .So, find the distance of this mile stone form the mountain.
a) 1118.327 km b) 566.976 km c) 1937 km d) 1025.36 km

1. a) 1139.4 km
2. c) 1937 km
3. b) 577.52 km
4. c) 1937 km
38 We all have seen the airplanes flying in the sky but might have not thought of how they
actually reach the correct destination. Air Traffic Control (ATC) is a service provided by
ground-based air traffic controllers who direct aircraft on the ground and through a given
section of controlled airspace, and can provide advisory services to aircraft in non-controlled
airspace. Actually, all this air traffic is managed and regulated by using various concepts
based on coordinate geometry and trigonometry.

At a given instance, ATC finds that the angle of elevation of an airplane from a point on the
ground is 60°. After a flight of 30 seconds, it is observed that the angle of elevation changes
to 30°. The height of the plane remains constantly as 3000√3 m. Use the above information to
answer the questions that follow-
(i) Draw a neat labelled figure to show the above situation diagrammatically.
(ii) What is the distance travelled by the plane in 30 seconds?
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Keeping the height constant, during the above flight, it was observed that after
15(√3 -1) seconds, the angle of elevation changed to 45°. How much is the
distance travelled in that duration.
(iii) What is the speed of the plane in km/hr.